35 U.S.C. § 112 states that the specification of a patent document shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention. It is the claims in a patent which defines the scope of the exclusive right granted in that particular patent. Formats[…]
The basic concept of U.S. patent law is that the inventor owes the public a duty to define the scope of the patent, by means of the claims, in words as precise as the circumstances allow for. 35 U.S.C. § 112 states that the specification of a patent document shall conclude with one or more[…]
A patent grants an exclusive right to an invention, which requires that the patent applicant particularly define the subject matter what he/she wishes to protect in the given patent application. It is the claims in a patent which defines the scope of the exclusive right granted in that particular patent. 35 U.S.C. § 112 states[…]